Oligodon travancoricus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Oligodon |
Species: | O. travancoricus |
Binomial name | |
Oligodon travancoricus Beddome, 1877 | |
Oligodon travancoricus, the Travancore kukri snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. [2] The snake is found in India. [2]
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Oligodon moricei, commonly known as Morice's kukri snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southern Vietnam.
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